Automation QA Engineer Offline

We are looking for a Senior Automation QA Engineer for a British media company. You will work with the existing London and Ukraine development teams with possible business trips to London.

The QA Engineer will expand our Quality assurance team and work closely with the data-focused development team. The QA Engineer will be interested in all things data, and web technologies & be passionate about testing. You will report into the Head of QA, working with a team of developers across data-centric projects. Testing-related activities will include developing and designing test plans, scenarios, and acceptance criteria, production of test scripts and test execution as well as being involved in test coordination and management with a focus on data.

About the company:

Argus is a fast-growing global B2B media company providing essential information on commodity markets. As a business, we continue to grow and evolve, adding new markets, new services, new delivery options and improved analytical tools. ArgusMedia is an independent media organisation with 1,200 staff. It is headquartered in London and has 28 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading and production centers. The company produces price assessments and analyses of international energy and other commodity markets and offers bespoke consulting services and industry-leading conferences. 

Key responsibilities

• Plan to test
• Promote and adhere to the Argus test strategy where applicable
• Manage and maintain existing automation suites using selenium web-driver
• Create new automation suites that provide early feedback on allocated projects
• Determine the right proportion of UI based automation vs non-UI based automation tests implemented per project
• Own (create, manage, edit) continuous integration on assigned projects within your role as Automation tester
• Execute manual and automated functional and non-functional tests
• Manage cloud-based environments
• Guide developers on QA automation related matters

Skills

• Automation framework development and maintenance in C#.
• Test harness creation in a .NET environment.
• Advanced knowledge of Selenium WebDriver.
• Advanced knowledge of Playwright.
• Creating a suite of Gherkin-style tests with SpecFlow from requirements and/or use cases.
• A working knowledge of GIT.
• Create automated integration tests at the API level.
• A strong understanding of the technical architecture of complex web applications and web technologies, including RESTful APIs.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming.
• A strong understanding of microservices architecture.
• Test suite optimization (time and resources).

Experience and Attributes

• Experience collaborating with programmers and business experts.
• Ability to interrogate a database using SQL or visual tools to extract relevant data.
• Demonstrate the use and advantages of heuristic evaluation during software testing.
• A highly inquisitive nature, always seeking to understand the 'why' behind processes and systems.
• Strong critical and logical thinking skills, with the ability to approach problems methodically and analytically.

Benefits:

• Annual Salary review
• Group healthcare and life assurance scheme
• 25 days holiday with annual increase up to 30 days
• Free access to O’Reilly Books Online and Udemy
• No overtime. 40 hours per week maximum
• 1000£ to arrange your workplace
• Managers will help to build a personal development plan and grow
• Developer-friendly environment, clever, friendly colleagues. Minimum corporate interference

Hiring process:

1. HR Prescreen call (~30 min)
2. Call with Head of QA (~40 min)
3. Test task
4. Technical Interview (~2 hours)

Are you interested?
Please feel free to contact us if you need any further information.